Invasive Plants Are Fueling California's Wildfire Crisis

California wildfires: What we know about L.A.-area fires, what caused them, who is affected and more
Fueled by powerful winds and dry conditions, a series of ferocious wildfires erupted the second week of January and roared across the Los Angeles area.
How Invasive Plants Are Fueling California’s Wildfire Crisis
Non-native grasses and eucalyptus trees brought to California centuries ago for agriculture and landscaping have reshaped the state’s fire dynamics.
Insurers Were Right About California’s Wildfires
Regulators in California made it difficult for insurers to raise rates despite increasing risks. So the insurers stopped writing policies, which is logical. But they'll get blamed and shamed anyway.
The Mental-Health Toll of the California Wildfires Is Just Beginning
Firefighters are making progress on containing the wildfires that have been raging for weeks in Southern California. But even once the physical threat of the fires diminishes, the mental-health toll will linger for months and even years,
What it takes to build a home in California after a wildfire
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Jen Goodlin, executive director of the Rebuild Paradise Foundation, about what it takes to build a home in California after wildfire.
California Wildfires: The Response Continues
This is the second in a short series of photo essays about the California wildfires. It focuses on the response to the fire. California Wildfires: The Response Continues originally appeared on WhoWhat
What we know about the victims killed in the California wildfires
Twenty-seven people have died across the Los Angeles area. Officials have said the true death toll isn’t known as the fires ...
California Fires: Here's The Data Behind The Historic Blazes That Have Burned Through 40,000 Acres
Two weeks have passed since a destructive wave of wildfires first gripped southern California, burning tens of thousands of ...
California Wildfires: Winds are subsiding. The next worry: Rain on burned ground.
The blaze has burned just over 14,000 acres near Pasadena. It is 89% contained. This fire has burned 80 acres in San Diego ...
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The science behind the LA wildfires
extreme fire behavior and likely the strongest north winds in southern California since 2011.” That event on Dec. 1, ...
Fire-weary L.A. faces more dangerous winds; officials say they are prepared
Gusts of up to 70 mph are possible along the coast and valleys, and in the mountains, up to 100 mph, the National Weather ...
Where does Palisades Fire rank among worst in California history?
In terms of the largest wildfires in California history, the Palisades Fire does not rank very high. It torched 15,832 acres as of Wednesday. While that is certainly large, 17 California fires have ...
Maria Shriver latest to rip Dem leadership over LA fires: ‘LA cannot go forward with the status quo’
“LA cannot go forward with the status quo. LA is no longer what it was. It has to be different,” the ex-wife of former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger wrote Sunday. “It has to prioritize the ...
Video roundup: Southern California blazes threaten homes in January wildfire
Amidst an unseasonably dry January, fierce wildfires erupted in Southern California, forcing residents to flee as flames ...
‘Beyond the brink’: Data shows LA Fire Department among the most understaffed in America
A CNN analysis of the 10 largest US cities and other comparable departments shows the Los Angeles Fire Department is less ...
Palisades fire: Worst is 'yet to come' as winds gain speed, ground aircraft
Fearsome winds forced crews to ground firefighting aircraft in the battle against the Palisades fire on Tuesday night.